To maintain the ability to admit and grow from our mistakes rather than let them defeat us represents best the inner strength of a people.
Source: The Redevelopment of the Black Mind.
-- Haki Madhubuti, (Feb 23 1942-____), US poet, writer, editor; He was an important force in the Black Arts Movement, 1960s; author of 11 books of poetry, essays, and criticism; director of the Third World Press.